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MOVIE REVIEW: Hatchet III

June 13th, 2013 Justin Proper

Movie: Hatchet III
Director: BJ McDonnell
Writer: Adam Green
Studio: Dark Sky Films, ArieScope Pictures

Victor Crowley is back, and this time the action is more brutal and bloody than ever.

The American slasher flick is a very unique genre of film. No one expects them to have any sort of plot, just good action and buckets of blood. It seems like every few years these movies come out in waves, and while there has not been a good one in theaters in recent memory that does not mean great slashers are not getting made. As the old saying goes, …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Detention Of The Dead

June 7th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Detention Of The Dead
Starring: Jacob Zachar, Alexa Nikolas
Directed by: Alex Craig Mann

We would need to add a few people to the film staff if we hoped to cover every zombie film released in any given year, but every now and then a title comes along that seems to demand our coverage. Such a film must offer something new to the genre from the get-go and look nothing like any major title already embraced by genre addicts. It’s not an easy feat to create a title like this, especially in a time where cameras are affordable for …

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Purge

June 6th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: The Purge
Starring: Ethan Hawke
Directed by: James DeMonaco

The Purge opens in an America that looks familiar, but in reality is quite different than the world we now know. For twelve hours every year, all crime is legal. Murder, robbery, you name it – for one night everything is fair game. Members of the press promote the annual event as a way to cleanse ourselves of all the hate and aggression that builds up throughout the year, while others say it’s more of a ritualistic way to kill lower class citizens unable to defend themselves who feed off …

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MOVIE REVIEW: V/H/S/2

June 5th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: V/H/S/2
Directed by: Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, et al.
Starring: Kelsy Abbott, Hannah Al Rashid

Less than a year has passed since the majority of the world was able to experience the original V/H/S, and already the anthology horror project originally conceived by Bloody-Disgusting’s Brad Miska has birthed a sequel. V/H/S/2 follows a format similar to the original, with a selection of the genre’s biggest names contributing shorts, but this time the final results far outshine their predecessor in every way imaginable.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Aftershock

May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Aftershock
Starring: Eli Roth, Ariel Levy
Directed By: Nicolás López

Disaster movies are one of the trickier subgenres of the horror/thriller realm. On the one hand, audiences go to these films for the experience of world-ending terror (by monsters or mother nature), but at the same time they expect a certain level of relatable storytelling that often lies beyond the reach of the micro-budget filmmakers who churn out these works like clockwork for SyFy originals and the tiny segment of the direct-to-dvd/VOD audience that is always hungry for horror content. Aftershock starts off with all intentions of rising above …

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Get Terrified by the New ‘V/H/S/2′ Red Band Trailer

May 15th, 2013 Brian Lion

The UTG staff had divided reviews on last year’s V/H/S but ultimately we all enjoyed the anthology formula and had our favorite segments that we talked about for some time. Since V/H/S/2 was announced, we got infinitely more excited the second we saw the directors attached to the project. Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun, Treevenge), Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption), Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project), and Adam Wingard (V/H/S, You’re Next) have all contributed to the highly anticipated follow-up and we couldn’t be happier about the choice of …

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UTG INTERVIEW: ‘Resolution’ Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

May 15th, 2013 Brian Lion

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s Resolution is one of the most legitimately creepy and intense horror genre films we’ve seen in some time. Without any over the top visual effects and a unique twist on the supernatural theme, the sense of reality and terror in the film has certainly resonated with us and the film’s ending has led to some conversations amongst us that have seen it. Overall, we dare to say that it’s easily one of the best horror films we’ve seen in the past few years, or maybe even longer.

We had the opportunity to speak with the …

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YouTube Adds First Paid Channel for Horror Films

May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell

We cover a lot of films here on UTG, and thanks to a new channel on YouTube we may soon be able to bring even more content to your ever-hungry eyes.

The Wrap had the pleasure of exclusively announcing this afternoon that YouTube has launched its first paid channel for horror films. Known as Screampix, the new offering launched today and features more than 200 hours of horror footage, including full-length features, trailers and interviews. Kearie Peak, former COO of electric entertainment, is co-founder of the venture. Former SyFY executive Ray Cannella will be in charge of programming for …

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MOVIE REVIEW: No One Lives

May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: No One Lives
Starring: Luke Evans
Directed by: Ryûhei Kitamura

It is no well kept secret that horror has long been a viable cash cow for studios hoping to make a quick buck. People love scary movies for reasons that allude many, and as long as the ad campaign is slick and the production cost low enough you can almost guarantee some level of return on your investment. Unfortunately, the knowledge of this information has resulted in many people attempting to cash in without having any real passion for the genre. The results of those efforts, while sometimes admirable …

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‘The ABCs Of Death 2′ Is Headed Our Way In 2014

May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell

There have been a number of notable indie horror entries thus far in 2013, but none have been quite as strange, disgusting, obscene, and downright odd as The ABCs Of Death. Featuring twenty-six short films revolving around different ways one can leave this Earth, the film was a first of its kind and brought together (literally) dozens of the biggest names in modern horror. We couldn’t help feeling there were additional filmmakers who could have done the series justice, and news this morning all but confirms the producers feel the same.

According to a new article on Variety, Magnet …

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FOR THE LOVE OF FILM: The Frankenstein Theory

May 9th, 2013 Justin Proper

For The Love Of Film is a weekly column from film nerd and lover of all movies Justin Proper. Sometimes you need some help to figure out how to enjoy movies, and we are here to help! No longer will you need to fear movie night because your friends have no taste in film. With this column you will be able to love even the worst gems to ever grace the silver screen.

Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s monster used to be the icons of horror. Vampires turned into sparkly pussies more interested in stalking teenagers than draining …

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SHARKS ON A PLANE: ‘Bait 2′ Becomes ‘Deep Water’

May 9th, 2013 James Shotwell

When it was released, Bait quickly became the talk of horror forums and conventions worldwide. What’s not to love about a shark trapped in a grocery store, right? No one thought a sequel was necessarily needed, but when word broke in February about a second film that would focus on a shark loose in a California private school, we were fully on board. Now it seems the film has undergone some major changes, and suddenly things don’t feel quite as fun as they once did.

According to an article on Moviehole, Bait 2 has been retitled Deep Water and …

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